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Transcript of Emotional Intelligence

-is the ability to recognize one's own and other people's emotions, to discriminate between different feelings and label them appropriately, and to use emotional information to guide thinking and behavior.Leadership-The most effective leaders are thought to have a high degree of emotional intelligence. What it really means-Emotional intelligence is the ability to handle and recognize emotion in ones self and others

-The ability to control ones emotions in frustrating or intense circumstancesDefinitionWhat is Emotional Intelligence? (EQ)Emotional Intelligence Activity Self analyze 2 times in your professional career in which you showed yourself, or saw another person in a leadership position show high emotional intelligence. Document it on the discussion board. Make sure you comment on 2 other people's posts as well.Emotional Intelligence in EducationEmotional Intelligence in BusinessNY TimesHow to Be Emotionally Intelligent

"What makes a great leader? Knowledge, smarts and vision, to be sure. To that, Daniel Goleman, author of Leadership: The Power of Emotional Intelligence, would add the ability to identify and monitor emotions -- your own and others-- and to manage relationships. Qualities associated with such emotional intelligence distinguish the best leaders in the corporate world..."

Harvard Business ReviewHow Emotional Intelligence Became a Key Leadership Skill

"Collectively they form an impressive and growing body of evidence suggesting the integrated nature of our rational and emotional selves and the impossibility and inadvisability of separating the two at work."

"In and out of the workplace, people with high EI tend to be the most successful. They are confident, open, honest and friendly. American psychologist Daniel Goleman identified the following five characteristics of emotional intelligence: self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy and social skills. The good news is that these seemingly in-born skills can be learned and developed. There is no shortage of books and articles to help you get started on this process."